Jun 07, 2026

China's Ministry of Transport announced on Saturday that it has launched a special maritime traffic law-enforcement operation in waters east of China's Taiwan island.

According to the ministry's statement, the operation aims to fully exercise China's maritime administrative jurisdiction, enhance deep-sea patrol and law enforcement capabilities, strengthen traffic management in key waters and safeguard national rights and interests. The operation serves as a justified response to the unilateral announcement by Japan and the Philippines of their so-called "maritime delimitation talks" regarding the area, as well as a warning to the secessionist-minded Lai Ching-te authorities of Taiwan that openly "acclaimed" the collusion between Tokyo and Manila.

The plan of Japan and the Philippines to start the negotiations to "delimit the maritime boundary of an exclusive economic zone and the continental shelf" infringes on China's territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests.

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